Farmer survey raises questions about perceptions of health

It is a widely shared misconception that healthy farmers enjoy the benefits of working outdoors, an ongoing study of farmers in the South-East has found.

To date, a team of researchers from relevant disciplines within Teagasc, Waterford Institute of Technology and University College Dublin has surveyed some 400 to 500 people for the study: An evaluation of the health-behaviours of farmers in the South-East of Ireland.

The findings, due to be published later this year, also raise questions about perception of health.